geared

verb

past tense of gear
as in tailored

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  1. tailored
  2. adapted
  3. suited
  4. adjusted
  5. customized
  6. matched
  7. shaped
  8. patterned
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  • The study is part of an ongoing research project that explores how a form of brief interpersonal psychotherapy called MOMCare, which is specially tailored to treating prenatal depression, affects pregnant women with depression and their babies.
    — Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And the Flex Shed’s platform height and column placement can be easily tailored to exist in harmony with street signs, bus stop shelters, and trees.
    — Sophia Lebowitz, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tailored
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  • The Austen classic has been adapted for the big screen numerous times, though the most notable one being the 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, which was both a critical and commercial hit.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Chaparral are adapted to fire every 30 to 130 years — not every eight.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of adapted
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  • Our job, before and after AI, is building safe and useful products for human beings, and engineers are still best suited for that.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The company aims to develop a wider lineup of electric-propulsion ships suited to different operating conditions and customer requirements.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of suited
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  • However, there have been reports of orders having their delivery dates adjusted.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Interestingly, the median list price for the drugs — also adjusted for inflation — rose 24% during that time, to $293,000.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjusted
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  • AfterQuery customized the model for Hebbia’s credit agreement analysis.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Microsoft has also added a programmable Action Button to the Xbox Nano controller that can be customized to take screenshots, gameplay capture, and other Xbox shortcuts.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of customized
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  • Loofe’s friend matched with Audrey and gave her details to investigators, who soon discovered that the phone number belonged to a 23-year-old woman named Bailey Boswell.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The size of these holes matched the size and shape of a single bacterial cell, the study found.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of matched
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  • On the occasion, six writers reflect on the television show that most shaped their generation.
    — Washington Post Opinions, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Pearson’s young political career has been shaped by his activism.
    — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaped
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  • The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of patterned
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